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Recent Examples of leading lady
Coleman stars in Victoria as the leading lady herself.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
With a new song for each leading lady now, that helps keep them equally balanced here.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
The Wicked leading lady’s name was revealed fifth in the lineup, following Peters, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett and Kathy Bates — each of whom are beloved members of the AHS universe.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
When Sony Classics dropped A Little Prayer, MacLachlan worried first about his leading lady’s work going unnoticed.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
With a new song for each leading lady now, that helps keep them equally balanced here.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
The Wicked leading lady’s name was revealed fifth in the lineup, following Peters, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett and Kathy Bates — each of whom are beloved members of the AHS universe.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
When Sony Classics dropped A Little Prayer, MacLachlan worried first about his leading lady’s work going unnoticed.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading lady
leading man
Noun
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This leading man didn't shy away from adding some major bling to his red carpet look.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Hubert has praise for his leading man as well, noting that James endured two years of rigorous training on the ice.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20lady. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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